Innovations in Pharmacy Practice Symposium

Date: September 21, 2024

Overview

Welcome to Sidra Medicine’s Innovations in Pharmacy Practice Symposium, that will cover all fundamental areas in pharmacy including; clinical pharmacy, automation, medication preparation and patient facing experience.

The symposium will cover new technologies in the pharmacy field such as the use of artificial intelligence. It will also encompass the latest research, and advancements in pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical sciences and healthcare.

The symposium promises to give you an inspiring and enlightening experience, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing to improve patient care and outcomes and enhance quality of service. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your professional skills, enhance your passion for pharmacy and expand your network.

Topics/Sessions

Clinical pharmacy:

• Gene therapy
  • Noora Alhamad , Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine
  • Tania Saade, Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Dalia Ahmed, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine
• Pediatric Transplant
  • Dr. Abubakr Imam, Division Chief - Nephrology, Sidra Medicine
• Women’s:  Weight loss
  • Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Senior Attending Physician - Obs/Gyn, Sidra Medicine
• Pediatric Oncology
  • Rawan Kasht, Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine
• Human factors
  • Lahoucine Naim, Specialist Medication Management and Pharmacy Quality, Sidra Medicine

Inpatient Pharmacy:

• TPN / USP 797 update
  • Maher Salem, Head - Inpatient Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine
• Automation
  • Anwar Sadath, Supervisor - Pharmacy Technicians, Sidra Medicine

Outpatient pharmacy:

• Patient counselling
  • Amal Aburamadan, Head - Outpatient Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine

Miscellaneous:

• Artificial intelligence applications for article appraisals
  • Amani Alhaddad, Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine

Symposium Objectives

1. Enhance pharmaceutical and scientific knowledge within pharmacy and develop pharmacy skills.
2. Discus the latest research, innovations and new technologies in the pharmacy field
3. Encourage the integration of evidence-based practices into pharmacy to promote patient safety and quality of care.

Target Audience

Pharmacists, Physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Reward Credits CPD

• 8 hours

Speakers

• Noora Alhamad , Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine.
• Amani Alhaddad, Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine.
• Dalia Ahmed, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine.
• Lahoucine Naim,  Specialist Medication Management and Pharmacy Quality, Sidra Medicine.
• Rawan Kasht, Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine.
• Dr. Abubakr Imam, Division Chief - Nephrology, Sidra Medicine.
• Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Senior Attending Physician - Obs/Gyn, Sidra Medicine.
• Maher Salem, Head - Inpatient Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine.
• Anwar Sadath, Supervisor - Pharmacy Technicians, Sidra Medicine.
• Amal Aburamadan, Head - Outpatient Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine.
• Tania Saade, Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine.

Agenda

7:00 – 8:00	Registration
8:00 – 8:15	Opening speech
8:15 – 8:45	Session 1: Antimicrobial Stewardship Dalia Ahmed, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine
9:00 – 9:30	Session 2: Pediatric transplant Dr. Abubakr Imam, Division Chief - Nephrology, Sidra Medicine
9:45: 10:15	Session 3: Pediatric oncology Rawan Kasht, Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine
10:15 – 10:30	Coffee break.
10:30-11:00	Session 4: Patient counselling and experience Amal Aburamadan, Head - Outpatient Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine
11:15 – 11:45	Session 5: Woman’s weight loss Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Senior Attending Physician - Obs/Gyn, Sidra Medicine
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch break and prayers.
13:00 – 13:30	Session 6: Gene therapy and counselling Noora Alhamad , Clinical Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine Tania Saade, Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Sidra Medicine
13:45 – 14:15	Session 7: TPN, USP 797 updates Maher Salem, Head - Inpatient Pharmacy, Sidra Medicine
14:30 – 15:00	Session 8: Automation Anwar Sadath, Supervisor - Pharmacy Technicians, Sidra Medicine
15:00 – 15:15	Coffee break
15:15 – 15:45	Session 9: AI Amani Alhaddad, Clinical pharmacist, Sidra Medicine\
16:00 – 16:30	Session 10: Human Factor Lahoucine Naim,  Specialist Medication Management and Pharmacy Quality, Sidra Medicine